Native American introducing Bernie Sanders hails ‘the tree people, the fish people’ who lived before US founded

By Madison Dibble

Published November 10, 2019 10:16pm ET

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Native American introducing Bernie Sanders hails ‘the tree people, the fish people’ who lived before US founded — A woman introducing Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally honored the “tree people” and “fish people” who lived in the United States before the “genocide” of the Native American people. Trisha Etringer spoke before the Vermont senator took the stage for his campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Sunday. Etringer called on […]

A woman introducing Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders at a campaign rally honored the “tree people” and “fish people” who lived in the United States before the “genocide” of the Native American people.

Trisha Etringer spoke before the Vermont senator took the stage for his campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Sunday. Etringer called on the crowd to pay respect to the land where the event was being held.

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